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Category Archives: Economy
JAMES GRUBER. Australia May Get Lucky Again.
“Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck”, author Donald Horne proclaimed in 1964. Horne was being ironic and hated that people took it to mean that our country is somehow special or … Continue reading
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ABUL RIZVI. We need to keep migrants in Australia during coronavirus recession
If the government does not act to stop the coronavirus recession from forcing migrants out, then Australia will be far more economically vulnerable. Because Australia is a migrant settler nation, recessions here have special characteristics.
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EVAN JONES. The state and the economy
Right-wing governments are splashing the cash – what gives? Neoliberalism is temporarily being abandoned, but will it continue after this crisis is over?
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RICHARD WHITINGTON. Rudd’s GFC response versus Morrison’s to Covid-19
Inevitably, comparisons are already being invited: between Kevin Rudd’s 2008-09 response to the Global Financial Crisis and Scott Morrison’s to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
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SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND
What people in other forums are saying about public policy
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JULIET BENNETT. The Covid-19 catalyst? From industrial to ecological civilization
While the Covid-19 crisis threatens our lives today, the climate crisis threatens our lives today and for hundreds of years to come. As we mitigate the Covid-19 crisis, can we mitigate the climate crisis as well?
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MICHAEL KEATING.- The Third Economic Response to the Coronavirus
The latest economic response to the coronavirus is the third economic package announced in less than three weeks. Clearly more should have been done earlier, but the structure and scale of the Government’s overall economic response now seems more commensurate … Continue reading
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CAMERON LECKIE. Catabolic Collapse: Round 2
COVID-19 is far from being the end of the world, but it does signify the start of the second cycle of a process known as catabolic collapse.
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STUART REES An End To Global Capitalism
The raiding of supermarket shelves shows the influence of capitalism at its worst: competition, selfishness, exploitation by the successful raiders at the expense of those who could not compete or decided not to.
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MICHAEL KEATING.- Good health policy is good for the economy
The Government seems to think that it must balance the needs of the economy against the actions needed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. In fact this is not true, and Australia’s future economic capacity will fall if the … Continue reading
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JOCELYN PIXLEY. Short selling society
As countries world-wide shut down, short-sellers scurry around like thieves in the night. Why are they dangerous and what could be done?
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JOHN TONS. Nature Bats Last
Australia’s summer of discontent has morphed into an autumn of fear as we bunker down to protect ourselves from coronavirus. Nature is reminding us that she is not to be trifled with, that she cannot be ignored.
MICHAEL KEATING.- The latest economic response to the coronavirus
These are very uncertain times, but the Government seems to be playing catch-up, both with our health and the economy. In addition, there are continuing questions about the structure of the Government’s economic response and the effectiveness of some of … Continue reading
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SEAN INNIS. Economic thinking has driven policy making in the past, but will it in the future? Part 1
This article – the first in a two-part series – discusses the changing dynamics of the Australian policy environment, and how that affects the role of economics in the determination of policies. The second part tomorrow, will discuss the nature … Continue reading
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MICHAEL WEST. Too Big To Fail: Qantas, the corporate elite and the coronavirus (michaelwest.com.au 17.03.2020)
Alan Joyce is a canny operator. As the ravages of the coronavirus began to hit the airline hard, the Qantas boss announced he would take no salary for the rest of the year; no salary for the rest of the … Continue reading
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JERRY ROBERTS. Alan Jones charges into the cash fight
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee Report on the Government’s cash-ban bill is a dismal whitewash of our banking cartel that betrays the fine work performed during the inquiry by Senators Alex Gallacher and Rex Patrick.
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MICHAEL KEATING. The Government’s Economic Response to the Coronavirus.
The Government’s economic stimulus package has generally been welcomed. But how good is it, and what are the implications for the longer-term economic outlook?
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JOHN FEFFER.- Will COVID-19 Kill Globalisation(Counterpunch 10.3.2020)
At a dinner party in mid-February, an architect told me that he was having a problem finishing his building projects. It was the carpets.
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JOHN MENADUE.- Economic and money mismanagement
The Liberals claim that they are better economic and money managers. But there is scanty evidence to support that claim.
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SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND
What people in other forums are saying about public policy
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MICHAEL KEATING. Continuing economic stagnation
Wednesday’s release of the national accounts for the December quarter reported better economic growth than many of the pundits feared. But there is no cause for celebration.
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JAMES GRUBER. China has effectively contained corona virus.
It’s now clear that draconian measures imposed in response to the crisis have worked.
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MICHAEL WEST.-Ranking Australia’s billionaires as taxpayers (Michael West Media 28.2.2020)
Community attitudes have changed. But what has not changed, and what must change, is the secrecy around the corporate affairs of Australia’s wealthiest old family business empires.
IAN MCAULEY. The Reserve Bank’s interest rate cut – a futile gesture?
Interest rate cuts in May, July and October last year have done little to stimulate our sick economy. Why should Tuesday’s cut be any different?
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ANDREW FARRAN/GARY SAMPSON. Brexiting in Brussels – High Noon awaits?
As the UK/EU negotiators face up to the definitive stages of shaping their post-Brexit world, questions are being asked in London and elsewhere whether the Johnson Government is approaching these negotiations with serious intent having gone from “let’s get Brexit … Continue reading
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JONATHAN PAUL MARSHALL. Carbon Capture and Storage yet Again.
Despite the jaded history of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Australia, the Government has announced it will fund it rather than Renewables.
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JAMES GRUBER. Philip Lowe Has A Target On His Back.
It seems older Australians are beginning to link the RBA to low deposit rates and that may not bode well for Mr Lowe.
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JAMES GRUBER. More Rate Cuts Coming
Get set for further interest rate cuts.
SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND
What people in other forums are saying about public policy
MICHAEL KEATING. How good is the labour market?
The Australian economy has been stagnating for the last five years, with annual GDP growth averaging only 2½ per cent, and only 1¾ per cent for the last four quarters ending last September.